Game Boy Micro

Nintendo's Game Boy Micro, a new mobile-phone-size game console, will launch in Japan on Sept. 13 with a price tag of 12,000 yen--just under $110. It will launch in the U.S. on Sept. 19 for $99.

Game Boy Micro

Nintendo said it will launch the Micro in four colors in Japan--silver, purple, black and blue. The company called Micro the world's smallest console, measuring 4 inches wide, 2 inches long and 0.7 inches thin. It weighs 2.822 ounces, about 20 percent less than Apple Computer's iPod Mini music device.

Game Boy Micro

Nintendo hopes to draw women and casual game players--those unwilling or unable to spend hours playing games--with the compact and stylish Micro, which comes in two colors, each with three custom faceplates.

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